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PARLIAMENT. MOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 8. CORN LAWS. Lord STOWELL presentetlyetitions from several littadreds the County of Bedford against any alteration in the Corn laws.—Laid on the table. The Earl of I.llifeßl6K said, that there had been as yet no petitions from Ireland against altering the Corn Laws, because it was understood that Ids Afajesty*,it Ministers would not in traduce anymeasure on the aubject rioring the course of the present Seseion. When the proper .titiitr should come, their -Lordships would see their table loaded with petitions tiom the Sister Country. SLAVERY. Earl SPENCER presented a petition from Wellinborough , praying for the Abolition of Slavery.—Laiti on the table. E'er! GROSVENOR corrected a misrepresentation of what he had stated yesterday, whilst presenting a petition from the parishee of St. Margaret's and St. John's, Westminster, against Rear Baiting. He appealed to their Lordships, whether he had apoken.any thingbut what was in approbation of that noble cause which sought to protect animals against cruelty, and of • the distinguished individual by whom it had been au highly promoted. He then inquired whether it was the intention ot z Noble Earl opposite to lay'before the house any documents to slfew the progress in "Melt some of the Colonies had made in • }firing effect to the recommendations of his Majesty's Order in ` Council. Earl BATHURST replied, that he intended to lay on their Lordships' table Copies of all the Reports tied Correspondence which had taken place on that subject with the Colonies during the last and the present year. TAILS. • Mr. linnonorx and others from the Commons brought up the Promnisory Notes Bill, the Prisons Regulation Bill, and . several Private Bills, which were read a first time. 'On the motion of the Earlof LIVERPOOL, the Promissory Notes Bill was read a first time. His Lordship then said, that he had intended to fix Friday next for the second reading of that but that having swayed an intimation from a Noble ,Vriend who gave much attention to the subject, that he feared .11e should not be well enough to attend on that day, he should itppoint the s e cond rea di ng for Monday next, and more that the be sunintoned.—Ordered. t ' 'CONFERENCE WITH THE COMMONS. , EurHiATHURST moved that a message be sent to the Commons, desiring a conference with them in the Painted Chaniber, to communicate to them the proceedings of their .Lordships. —Ordered. ; ,After a short time, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod ap.. geared at the bar, and announced that the Commons were in waiting in the Painted Chatubm The following Peers were . I then appointed to mansgelhe conference His Royal Highness the Duke of (iloucester, the Marquis of Lansdown, the Earls of Shaftesbury, Bathurst, Orouvenor. Liverpool, Viscount Dudley and Ward, and the Bishop of London. The Duke of GLOUCESTER (at the return of the Depute. Aim)), stated that they had held a conference with the Cont. moos in the Painted'Chamber, and had 'communicated to than 'their Lordaldps' concurrence in ¶the Resolutions which had been submitted to them by the.Commons.—Adjourned. HOUSE QUAIMONS. SU. UUSKISSON p yres en R t Y ed a pin LAWS idon from the Merchants anti Traders of the town of Live:mil against the Usury Laws. Ordered to be printed. REGISTRY OF PARTNERS, NAIIIES. BUSKISSON presented a redden from the same place, praying that an Act mi g ht b e p urse d requiring the mitres of all -C m o.partners ( w h et h er o f J o i nt Stock Compaes, or any ma .blishment) to be registered. The Right •Ronourable Member thought such an Act as the one demanded by the Petitioners would he of , service to the public in general ; for owing to the present state of the laws, if any partner of a firm were sued, and great attention was not paid to the name of the in. dividual, ti e rtarty very often escaped by a misnomer.—Laid on the tabl. • LANDLORD ANT► TENANT ACT. • oleo presented a petition from the Land . , lords of the same town, praying Iwo repeal of the Landlord and ' Tenant Act. The petitioners, he said, cots►plained of the diffi culty of ejecting a tenant under the present Act. In many cases after the due legal notice had been given the landlord was .obliged to have recourse to legal proceedings, which in the end became very expensive. Alderman WOOD stated, that it cost a landlord the sum of 204 at the least to eject a tenant under the existing Aet.-.Or dered to be printed. LI, D Dlr. S. RICE gavenotice , that w N hen the Irish Vestries' Act was read again, he should i utio d uce a Cl ause to empower Pro . teatants to Impose assessments fur the erection of itoman Ca tholic Chapels. The London Bridge Bill went through a Committee, and the Report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow. Mr. BUSK I SSOV begged leave to postpone 'the Motion for a Select Conunktee on the Irish Butter Trade, on account of the absence of the lion. Illerober (Mr. Charles Grant), Who had given notice of his intention to move the embodying a .committee on that subject. Mr. li. DRUMMOND brought , in a Bill to repeal th e 'Acts.of the Scotch Parliament 16R -1,,c..1113, and 1414, c. 1219, , concerning'Assault and Battery, pesidentc lite.—Bead i first .tame, Mr. 1 1 ,11dhIS brought in a Bill to Amend the Act frith Geo. AIL, vesting► in his Majesty parts of the grounds and buildings belonging to the Society of King's Inn, Dublin, for the put. pose of erecting thereon a Repository thr Public Records.— 'testi a first time. Air. J. MA RTIN moved fora Return of the Commissions of Bankruptcy in Scotland, stating the account of those sus pended, and those not proceeded against, within the month.— Ordered. Mr. 8. ftrev brought up a Repots on the amendment of at Act passed last Session relating to Joint Stock Companies 14aid on the table. HOUSE AND WINDOW T %X. fir Vi% GUISE presented a petition from the Inhabitants of the town of Clifton, fora repeal of the House and Window Tax. Ordered to be printed. . . SLAVERY. Sir T. LETtirininoz presented two petitions from \Veiling. .ton and another town itt Somersetshire, against Slavery.—Or dared to be printed, Mr. II USKIB3ON presented a similar petition from the Con. gregations of the Dissenting Protestant Ministers of the town Of Chalfont, in Gloucestershire, against Slavery.—Ordered to be printed, Sir W. IL Jotors•roirE presented a petition front the free lolders of thetounty of Brecon, against Slavery.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. F. Bartow moved for a return of the extent of Slave tPopulation in the Colonies, including the Mauritius and the liondures.—Ordered. CURRENCY. _ . A petition was presented from the County of Dumfries, in Scotland, against any alteration in the Currency of country.. CONFERENCE WITH THE LORDS. A Message having been sent by the Lords requesting n Conference with the House, Mr. Husitissow , and several other Alembers obeyed the summons. Mr. 111/MKISSON, on his return from the Conference, informed the House that their Lordships having examined the resolutions, had desired him to express to the House their entire concurrence with them ore the subject. BANK ADVANCES. Mr. HUSKISSON, in rising to move for jgave to bring in the Bill for which he bad given notice, said it would he in the rec.illection of the House that when, his Right lion. Friend stated that the Bank bud consented to advence money upon goods, they expressed a hope that the new law of Alerchant and Factor would be AUMlted to come into operation Ur protect them against leeies which might arise out of these trene atitions, he therefore proposed now to bring in a Bill pro. viding, that any goods, upon which the Bank shall have made advances doring the present crisis, shall be considered a pledge to the Bank, although they might only have been con. signed to the party to whom those advances had been made. 11C meant, that where certain symbols ofowitership were.iaroduced, and the party held the property, that his act should be binding on the real owners. When Exchequer Bills were advancer} under a Commission in 1793, the advances were protected by a provision in the Act similar to that which he now preposed.— There was i. that case a departure from the law of the lend ,and all they proposed to de now was, to acce l erate t h e t i me at which operation: Upon such goods as were the new Jaw would conic into held by the Commissioners, they had a preference before any °titer lien, and it was intended to give the same advantage to the Bank now. lie eliould not detain the House with any further Observations on the measure, but he would merely state whet he was sure the House would hear with the greatest eatis. factio n . 'ni g h riaill.tement for advancing money upon goods wan only w ad i: e e Tectsday last, and on Friday the Bank had made arratigements with the, Deputation front Manchester ; on tiaturdey they ale° arranged with the. Deputation from Gleegow, idld since that _he understood that the Deputation front Leeds had also satisfactorily accomplished their object and returned home. The assistance thus afforded, had given perfect satisfac tion to all those parties, and would enable them to keep their manuaeturers in a state of employment. He had seen all these 1 Deputations, and it was imposstble that men could be impressed :with a more reasonable and correct view of th e state in w h ic h they were unfortunately placed, and of the causes which had led .to their present situation. This being the case, they were not disposed to undertake more work at present than would en able their labourers to subsist, and thus the present over-stocked state of the market would speedily subside; and in a abort pp riod he hoped to see the transactions of Commerce running in their usual channel, wi t h out requ i r i ng any further support from artificial credit. '. He 'really believed, from what he had heard that day, that a great improvement had already been effected in the districts to which this relief had been applied.— Ile did not know what the nature of the arrangements were—no body could know but the parties themselves, and it was not pro. per that any others should know them. But be could state with confidence to the House, that the Gentlemen composing those de putations had expressed the utmost satisfaction at the kindness and liberality with which they had been treated by the Bank, and that they felt no difficulty or reluctance in accepting the accommodation through the Bank. Having stated the bene fit which kid already accrued to the menutlicturers from the operation of the measure, lie should detain th e H ouse no l onger, but should be re a dy t o offer any explanation that might here after be required. The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill to facilitate the making ad vances of money upon goods deposited in the hands of the Go. vernor and Company of die Bank of England. Mr. ROBERTSON made a few observations, which were inaudible. Mr. J. SMITH expressed his full and entire concurrence in the measure. Mr. BARING thought the alteration which had been made in the law of Merchant and Factor would be productive`-of great advantage. But notwithstanding this, he had heard no sufficient reasons assigned for the bringing in a Bill to change the time of which that alteration should take effect. lie re- , grated that any delay should have been permitted when the Act first passed, but he considered it unnecessary. But when the measure went to another place, the highest law authority In the kingdom declared that notice of the change ought to be given, and on that account the operation of the new law was delayed until the 1 ith of next October. Ile would admit that in his opinion,' that scruple was not well founded ; buying sanctioned such a scruple of conscience, to depart from it now because they were placed in a situation of distress, would be acting upon a false principle of Legislation. Neither did he see the advantage which the Bill now proposed to be brought in, would give to the Bank. It' any loss occurred to them from these transactions, which be did apt believe would be the case, he thought it would be Much better for the Govern. tnent to undertake to indemnify them. It' his Right Honourable Friend persisted in pressing the Bill, he should not oppose it ; but he did think that it would have been more creditable and honourable to the country, if the law had been left to come into operation at its appointed time. Before he sat down, lie wished to say that the measure for affording relief to the public bud already been _productive of great advantage , and that the conduct of t h e Bank was most praiseworthy. They had proceeded to act upon the measure with the greatest ra pidity, and by consulting the pressing nature of the circum stances of those who required relief, they had rendered it doubly beneficial. He could speak from his own knowledge to the fact that a decided improvement in confidence and in the circulation of trade had been visible within the last three days ; and it could not be doubted that the measure which the Government bad adopted, aided by the liberal conduct of the Bank in carrying it into effect, bad produced that gratify. ing change. Mr. I'EARSE made a few observations in so low a tone o voice that scarcely any part of what be said was audible in the gallery. We understood him to say that to the credit of the commercial world, the Bank were satisfied that no one applicant had aliewn a disposition to take unfair advantage of the relief. —They had all studied how they could take the least possible quantity of money; they had taken just enough for their hit mediate wants and no mere. Mr. BERNAL said, that cases Might arise i n w hi c h persona who held goo d s w hi c h- bad been consigned to them, having already obtained advances upon such goods from a merchant or a private banker, would go to the Bank of Eugland and gut a further sum upon them. ‘Vould it then bo fan to let the bank come in with a preference over the lien of the other parties ? He regretted that this law was not allowed to take its course, and begged to ask the Right lion. Gentleman what had in. (Weed lum to depart from a principle to which he had agreed. Mr. lIIISKISSON Gould only, state that it negociatiou hav ing taken place between the Noble Lord at the head of his Ma jesty's Government and the Right Honourable the Chancellor ot' the Exchequer with the Governors of the Bank or England, as to affiirding relief to the country, this was one of the condi. thins upon winclethey consented to advance money for that pur pose. These Gentlemen thought it necessary, acting as trustees and not as principals, to take care of the interests of those tar whom they acted ; and they thought they ought to be placed in the settle situation as the Government under the Commission of 17:11. It then became: his duty to bring in the Bill for giving effect to such an arrangement. If he understood the Bill which he framed and brought into the House, no person could under that Bill obtain advances upon goods without being inpossee sion'of the instrum e nt by w hi c h t h ey h e l d such goods.N ow he apprehended that if a private hanker or merchant made ad vances, they would take car e t oe l ta y e th at , instrument irrtheir possession ; and therefor e Such a case as the on e su pp ose d b y the 110n.,1 einber could not arise. While on his legs lie could not help congratulating the House upon the general consent—. 'supported by the authority of the Don. Alember for Taunton— with which it had 'been admitted that the measure recently adopted by the House had already produced the Most beneficial results. It had not only enabled our manufacturers to employ their men, but revived the &Mend upon their customers, who supplied them with the raw material. Ile considered it Its not being the least recommendation of this measure that it avoided throwing an accession of Exchequer bills upon time market, and the consequent reduction in the value of that paper, which must have ensued. And he could now state upon the authority of an Hon. Bank Director, that the ad vances were only made ror the usual period of advances upon bill!' of exchange, which was three months, and that the Bunk did not expect it would be necessary to extend them beyond that time. Mr. ORENFELL thought it moat gratifying for the House and the country to know from the Honourable Member for Taunton, and from so many other Honourable Members, that in the city of London a revival of confidence had taken place, and which he laid always thought was the only thing wanting.' Ile alto joined his acknowledgments of the liberty My and admirable conduct of the Bunk in carrying the melt. sure into effect. ' Mr. ABERCROAI 1 lir' felt the same gratification which had been expressed on all hands at the accounts they heard of re turning centidence and the relief of•eommercial embarrassment. 'Threughtnit the debate% there had been but one opinion as to the enimpaird resources of the country, and its escape from the present temporary difficulties which surrounded it. The cus e comers of time-country would not be lest by this partial sus pension of busi ness , and little or No difference could therefore arise to our commerce after the storm wax past. He desired to t ;tress his entire satisfaction at. the firmness of Ministers in retuising to follow and add to a course of vicious precedents, by which assistance. was rendered to individuailsoisuitoorfßotlilLpcubbliitet purse. Nothing h a d b een d one b y any lin accordance whh his feelings its the determined resistance which the Government had recently opposed to the clamour by which they Were mailed on all sides. If they had not etemmed, they had at least turned the curr e nt ° fa Must v i c i ous principle. Mr. W. Sill ITII wished to know in what respect the pre.: cedent of 17,13 was a bud one, when the measure then adopted not only afforded tannediute relief, but was rather a gain than a loss to the public: Sir 11. PARNELL .aid , he t e ermed with tho se w h o t h ought that mi n i s t ers had al:left most Wisely-..and that the spirit and principle in which they took their course and maintained it, re flected the greatest possible credit upon them. Mr, BA RING wished to explain, that whet he had said in regard to the lien line] results already produced by the mea sure, was' linfittA to the City of London. There might be many other places in which severe distress still existed, and he wished to guard himself against being understood to have im plied language to them which might appear like a mockery of their sufUrings. Ile differed ultogether with his lion. Friend near him (Mr. Abercromby). So far would the Government have been from following a vicious precedent in issuing Exche. quer Bills, that in his opinion they had set a more vicious pre. cedent in time course they had pursued. lie was glad, however, that the relief had been afforded by any means ; but if the Mi !deters, imitead of resisting the applications which were made to theme, had efforded relief many fortnight sooner, ny a family would have been saved who were now lamenting over the wreck of their tUrtunes.—Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. COM ill ITTEE ob' SUPPL 31. Upon the motion of Mr. Mae lES, the House went into a Committee-of Supply, and a vote of 100,0006.. on account, for the Civil Contingencies or the year, was agreed to. The Ilouse resumed, and the Report wits ordered to be re. ceived to-morrow. The Marine-Mutiny 13111 was read a second time, and ordered to he committed on Friday. :AA T ee el l nro l .e . n the o n isinnent by Hurd Labour in Ireland Bill was read Chore, !Jr it.:ti tiandie: O No rd fi e : ltri etl e:,en t e o te b d e c %in i t ) i i in ett ie f il c to o - rr n e ni Es ;o n w .d . eniene Ibree: the ours o f La w an d quay jazt.4,lll}tgellii i f et r t n i t n ne li n lr — . Ilt r i d oik er i e es d ot t ils b the Bank 44vancese-e-The house adjourned, G B ., p u r l in ral te a d u ., ye to WEST INDIA COLONIES. PETITION OF THE COLONIAL AGENTS TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS. " To the Right Honourable. the Lords, Spiritual and Tempo ral," in Parlienient assembled. " The Petition of the Undersigned' Agent of several of the, British West India Colonies, " Humbly Sheweth—That your petitioners have been ap pointed by acts of the several West India Colonies to which their signatures are annexed, their Agents in Great Britainand Ireland, in which' character, it is especially their duty to solicit from the Legislature of Great Britain, the same sacred regard to the rights, privileges, and property of their cons tit uents in the Colonies as is shewn t o the rights, privileges, and pro perty of those who are immediately represented in the .British Parliament. " That when grants were originally made to the ancestors of the constituents of your petitioners, of lands in the Colonic's, an express condition was appended, that these lands should be cultivated, and the means of cultivation were presented:-by the importation of negroes from Africa, obtained by a traffic, which had long previously established, sanctioned, and encouraged by British laws. " Thut the Government of the Mother Country, even re. Welled and reproved occasional efforts, made by the Colonial Legislatures, to limit and controul this importation. Relying, therefore, upon the faith of laws, which thus formally recog nised the existence of slaves as property in the West India Co lonics, the ancestors of the constituents of your petitioners, with unhesitating confidence, embarked their capitals, and exerted ,their industry in the cultivation of th ose C olonies by the labour Of negro slaves. A c ts of Parliament were passed, encouraging loans to them, from B r iti s h su bj ects and foreigners, from which 1 have arisen mortgages on their property, belonging to persons in this country. Thus fostered and protected by Great Britain, the cultivation of the West India Colonies made rapid pro. gress—latge capitals were embarked, and accumulated in this brancleof commerce —considerable wealth was in return re. Witted home, anti applied in various other sources anti channels of INational industry, while a numerous body of a bl e seamen , reared and exercised in this, her own domestic, trade, gave to Britain a,decided pre-eminence in Naval strength. That".when, at a subsequent period, the British Parliament, after much hesitation, was 'dosed altogether to abolish her trade with Africa in slaves, and to render its continuance cri minal, the West india Colonies were obedient to a change in Legislation, the future effects of Which, upon their means of caltiVation, and of competition with their rivals, in the markets of Europe, It was not easy to estimate, nor foresee the ex-. tent and duration of the traffic of foreign nations in the Slave Trade. " Although no proof was afforded of the necessity of such precautions, from the existence of any illegal traffic in slaves, yet, at the suggestion of de Mother Country, Registry. Bills were passed by the Legislatures, involving die inhabitants in a considerable expence, but which have beet; carried into Kau; deal execution ' and haVe fUrni s h e d a ddi t i onal evidence of the' Sincerity of the Colonists, to as to silence all charges against them as to these laws being evaded. "At thaeperiod, however, the views of the British Legisla. ture, and the object of thaw who were most Mrwarti in urging the measure, were avowedly limited to the Abolition of the Slave Trade. No intimation was given of any projected inter ference with property, acettited anti established under the solemn sanction of law—the British Parliament would, as your peti tioners are persuaded, hays revolted at the bare suggestion of wresting from the hands of British subjects, without ample comb pensation, valuable possessions, which they had purchased and, paid for under her special authority. Nay, assurances were as siduously held out, that a compulsory emunciptition of the slave, which forms the basi s o f C o l onia l property, was not even ilis. tantly contemplated. " It was always understood that the Repolittions passed by the Commons House of Pauliament, in May, 1823, and to which the concurrence of your Lordships is now asked, contained a dis tinct pledge to give effect to measures of melioration; but it was soon after maintained that they also contained a pledire, on the part of that House, of emancipation,. unaccompanied by any de. finite pledge of comp ensat i on for i njury which property might sustain in the course of theexperiment; this has naturally pro duced great alarm in the Colonies, to which may be attributed the disinclination ,hewn bytieveral of the Legislatures formally to adopt the recommendations made to them by hi s Majesty's Government. " Far beyond regulations of melioration in its effects upon the Colonial Interests, is the object at present pursued by those who tire. assiduously employed in agitating the public mind in' this country. The Abolition of the Slave Trade having been • accomplished, it is now no longer melioration of the condition of the slaves, but the extinction of slavery itself, which is the avowed aim coupled, It is tr u e, i n ninn y i nstances; with an ad. mission of t he right of the planters to be compensated by the Legislature for any Nary which may arise front this measure to their property. Your petitioners apprehend that it is intend. ed to follow up the resolations before mentioned, by measures enforcing the compulsory manumission of the , slaves, thus his mediately invading the, rights of property, affording serious anxiety for the independence of the Colonial Legislatures, and the safety of their kilo* subjects in these Colonies, over whose it is their duty to watch. - " Your petitioners are fully convinced, that notwithstanding it may happen hereafteros it has happened before, that ,'die s 'Creme in opinion shall prevail here, end in the Colonies, as to the nature of the rneasurea to be adoted. ) , and, as to th e ino. nie»t for adopting them, th ere is, nevert heless, unquestionably an earnest disposition on die part of the Colonists to Meliorate the condition of their slave population, to add to their temporal coin. forts, and to pursue such gradual measures, asSliall, by raising their moral character, encourage industrious habits, and •by quickening their religious feelings, fit them for the enjoyment of more extensive civil rights; and your petitioners would humbly appeal, on their part of the subject, to th e zea l ous mid liberal cooperation which the Religious Establialiment, provid. ed by the benevolent protection of his 11110esty,. has tetteived in the Colonies, since, unquestionably, on this bas i s may mo s t se curely be founded the hopes of further improvement. Your petitioners, conceiving that the degree to which the public feeling has been excited on the subject of slavery, and the call for its early extinction, arises mainly from a miscon. caption as to the actual condi t i on o f t h e slaves in the British Colonies, humbly pray, Ow your Lordships will take into your consideration such information as your Lordships may • command lions authentic and impartial worms, an. this im portant aulrject. ' " And, finally—Yourpetitioners pray, that in the exercise of the wise and caut i ous deliberation, which your Lordshipn always apply to every question affecting the righte of property, proviaion'inay he made, that, Wither directly, nor indirectly, the property which the Colonist* hold, under the !function of laws may be invaded without full compensation. (Signed) " GEORGE !HOBERT, Agent far Jamaica. " EORGE CA RRINGTONAgent forltarbad oe i. M " JAES COL9UIIOUIs.I, Agent forSt.Vineent, " ANTI/ . Dominica N , Nevis, end the Virgin Islands. BROWE, Agent for Autigua." LIST OF THE MINORITY On Mr. Hohhouse's Motion for the Reduction of 10,000 Alen in the Army Estimate.—Alarch 7. Althorp, Visct. Heron, Sir R. • Roberts, A. W. Bernal, Rale, Howard, Hon. If. itickford, Blake, Sir 1 , . Honeywood, W. P. • Tomes,' .1. .• Colborne, NAV. R. Ingilhy, SirW. Webb, E. Corbett, Penton Kemp, T. R. - Sir Davies, T. 11. Knight, IL. Wood, Alderman Duncannon, Visct. Ilon.-G. Wyvill, Denison, 1 1'..1. Lawley, F. • Wharton, .1. Dickinson, W. Monek, J. Ellice, Ed. Ord,. 'W. Evans, Wm. Poyntz, W.. S. Oraham, Sir S. Palmer, C. F. Guise, Sir W. Robinson, Sir O. TELLER% 1101)110Une c. .1. Johnson, Jol. N ATI ON A r, Soct RTY.—Yestertlay the G eneral cormeitt6c of the National Society - for the Edneation of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church, held their 111ecting at St. Martin's Vestry-rootn. The Bishops of London, Ely, Bath and Wells, Exeter, Landed', Gloucester, Chester, ;it. David's; Lord Kenyon ; Right lion. Sir John Ni c h o l ; Sir James Lau g h am , Hart • Archdeacons Cambridge and Watson; Rev. Or. Bell, Rev. dr. l)'Oyley, and other Membe rs o f t h e Committee, were present. The Committee was chiefly occupied in uniting schools, and making grants of money towards the erecting, enlarging, and fitting up of school-rooms. hitt Exo Lot; Y.--Dr. SM.:117;11E1k began last night a cour se o f Lectures on Craniology, or, as it ha s b een lately termed, Phrenology. Th e D o ctor appeared with as great an array of high and low foreheads and craniums as last year, and developed his system with equal ingenuity ; but, whether from the want of novelty or the distress of the titnes, he was not equally well attettd,ql. Without professing any disposition to admit his conclusions, we willingly allow that the Doctor brings forward. a great number of amusing or striking facts and observations in support of his System. Ai IMICAL: SQCf TY _ ~ g 140NDON.•—• ' .1 YOSOCully tilt, Mein hers of this Society held their fifty-eighth Th e at the London Coffee House, Ludgate-hill. The Secretary, reported the election of officers for the ensuing year. D r . HAISLAIf then delivered the annual oration, In vthich he WAN frequently cheered by a numerous auditory. The Society dined together In the evening. TO 'TIE EDITOR OF THE SUN L Stn.—Amongst the nimierous Joint Stock Com panies which claim attention from the Shareholders, is that in Winchester -street, which, the large and brighttass plate on • door,tnnounces to the wo he dli,tiiNf the*iisr, LA L I ian T p Au?v,l AN Alma. 'IA, ovecting the management of wind' strange rumours are afloat. 1 sometimes meet fellow-applicants besieging the doors of this Company for small accounts, and shareholders making inquiries, which pioduce any thing but satisfactory replies. The. Secretary, for whom that fine house, and doubtless a corresponding salary, has' been provided, is mostly absent, sustaining probably the 'dignity of the body in other parts. I was told (some months ago) that he was gone to Falmouth to see the Chief Commis sioner :Ode on board, no doubt a very'reasonable precaution against his loitering away that time which costs the Company some thousands a year. Since the departure of the Miff, it is said to have been foOnd necessary that the worthy Secretary should attend to the departure of, the Second. Commissioner, and that' having seen him safely on board, he is now waiting, with anxious solicitude, to see the ship itself (called, I believe, the ship PoTost) set sail. With this laudable purpose the Se cretary has been detained, as I am told, nearly three month, at Plymouth, where, from the present aspect of the wind and wea. ther, he may, perhaps, yet spend several weeks. Now, Sir, whether, the Second Commissioner, who is also liberally sala ried, be not competent to the weighty business of keeping a look out for a.fair wind, I pretend not to judge; but this I do know, that the detention of the worthy Secretary from his splendid office is most inconvenient and injurious to very many Nimble suitors for the settlement of outstanding accounts. 1 forgot to state that I have also beard of trips to Paris and other places, though what connection Paris can have with mining in I'eru I will not presume to conjecture. Sh ou ld t h ere h owever b e, ax is expected, a meeting. ot shareholders, the charges for travel ling expenses will doubtless be accompanied by explanation of the necessity for and objects of these joUrnies. The Potosi is, 1 believe, a %Vest End Company, and ma. naged by West Ender:. March 8. 1 am, Sir, your most obedient Servant, A CLAIMANT, , A'SYLUNI 'Ar the CURL V SCROFULA and GLANDU , LAIC DISEASES: •i't A nitiversary of the above truly valuable Institution was held yesterday at the City of London Tavern ; Sir Joss, Yo x K.C.8., M.P., in the Chair, The objects of the Initution are the cure cif persons aicted with the ahove-named desperate diseases, by a mode differ ffl ent to that Willett() adopted by the Faculty of this country. The `founder of the new mode is Mr. Charles Nl'llitlaw, a native of -Scotland, and a g e n t l eman who appears to have made Nature his study throughout his life. From the Report read at the Meeting, it appeared that the present Institution was established about four years since ; and it further states, that in order to assist the Institution, Mr. Vi'hitlaw had taken a journey to America, for the purpose of insuring an adequate supply of the herbs, which, he contended, werethe remedies for these dreadful disorders, and that in his journey he had succeeded to the fullest extent, and had received public testimonials of respect by the different medical bodies in the principal United States of America. The Report asserts that the funds of the Charity are at present in a very low state ; and it concludes by hoping, that funds will not be wanting in aid of the poor, who, in this country, draw so largely on the ,sympathies of their richer neighbours, and who never want at .tendon in cases where British benevolence can be called forth to their advantage." The Repeirt having been adopted, and sundry resolutions agreed to, the Company retired to dinner, when Sir 'YOUTH mtklE took the (Alan. After the cloth was removed—" The King"...." the Duke of York"--" the Duke of Clarence"— " the Duke of Sussex and the rest of the Royal Family," were severally drunk. .. Sir 4. YORKE then rose to propose success to the Institution; he observed, that a great man had said that there were only two propositions in Nature, namely, right and right, wrong and wrong, and it was between . these two propositions the present Institution was contending; he trusted that he did not possess a larger share of vanity than fell to the lot of most men, but still he must say that it was a very necessary component of the charac ter of man, for bitt for vanity, we might all at this day have been what our first progenitors were, mere hewers of wood and drawers of water. Ih t ()Aunt Admiral then proceeded to relate the itah t ke h el i n s ksn lEi r li e o iin n r b.tiwoe ilelavleunt:toesint'edreessd°hltitstrhilileelidoioseurrniansefgsrardwnidtloiecrnh pso n r i i iii t e ju, r 7 i ie e ed s , disorders, unl e the plague which destroyed life in 48 hours ; these diseases crept on gradually, and destroyed the patient like wax before the sun. such individuals, therefore, were en. titled to the sympathy of all.--The toast w as then drank. Sir 3. Yottrek then proposed the h ea l t h of Mr. Whitlaw.— Ile would leave it to Phrenologists to cut him up, and disc Over the bumps on his scull, and then they might give their opinion, but he (Sir .1. Yorke) considered him one of the cleverest men that ever crossed the Tweed, for, from the tune that he was in swaddling clothe', his life had been devoted to the Service of his fellow -creatures ; 'he should therefore propose a toast, which he was sure every man who had a mouth to drink; or a hand to raise a glass, would drink with enthusiasm 4 thou was The health o f Mr. ilgiidaw. Mr. Wltrr.nsv returned th an k s , an d at very considerable length entered into a discussion of the truth of the precepts laid down by those great men, Linneas and Dr. Cullen, and endea voured to convince the Meeting that Dr. Cullen was wrong in all his conclusions'. We regret that space will not permit us to ent er ! into the long and learned argument of this Gentleman. The speaker then complained of the nurses of Marylebone Work house, where-belied been attending for the. purpose of endea youring to effect cures on poor patients afflicted with the above disorder, and he boldly assertml, that after he had nearly effected dures,The nurses applied corrosive matter to the patients, in order to prevent the cures being complete ; he had challenged an in vestigation of the matt er , b ut the parish officers had refused it. $A .very venerable Gentleman, whose name we understood to lie Mr. four. JonnitEra., then addressed the Meeting, and :stated that'll° had been for many years a vestryman of Mary. lebone parish, and, with one exception, was the senior vestry man, and conse quent l y h a d often been called to the chair at vestry meetings;- he certainly had never heard of what Mr. Wlntlaw had just alluded to, but he most undoubtedly would make it his' business to inquire into it, and the subject should undergo ampleinvestigation. Toast—" The Medical Profession in England, who have countenanced and adopted the views of this Institution." Dr. Tnonwrozi then rose and observed, that by following the rules laid down/by Dr. (Wien he had filled, he thought, three church yards, bat had he continued to follow them, lie should- have filled more than three times three. Ile then highly eulogized his friend, Dr. Hathilton, whom he looked upun as the first Physician in England; and whose illness, added to his great age (M), prevented hint attending; to-clity. The healthy of the Chairman, of Dr. Thornton, Dr. Pid duck, Dr. Hamilton, Mr. Millar, the Secretary, &c., &c., were then drank, and, after a very eloquent speech from the Rev. Mr. Evaxsosr, which we regret to say our limits prevents us from giving, the company broke up. CITY or LONDON TREISS SOCIETY. The above Institution, whose merits are so well known to every resident in the Metropolis, celebrated its nineteenth Anniversary at die Albion Tavern. On the request I of Mr. Ald erman ATK NS, the Preside n t, t h e. ,Lord Mayor had kindly consented to preside on the occasion, and at half past five o'clock his Lordship arrived at the appointed place._. After dinner Non NoUs Dentine was sung by Messrs. Broad hurst, Pyne, and " The King.' . '" The Duk e of York," " The Duke of Cambrid ge , " and " Th e D u k e of Saxe Cob urg ," were proposed and d ran k. The Loan MAYOR proposed "The City of London Truss Society." The benefits conferred by the charitable dints of the Members composing this SoCiety had been productive of in. calculable advantage to the community, in restoring many use. ful individuals to that mode of business to which they had be en bred, but from w hi c h t h e i r u n fortunate bodily afflictions had driven them. In the last year, no less than 3,970 patients had been relieved by the Society. This, he was convinced, would be a spur to their future efforts, and their success would be commensurate. Alderman ATltzws then proposed, the "Health of the Chairman." . • ' 'The LORD MAYOR. returned thanks, and said, th at , if t h ey wished to show hin t re s p ect , they would best do so by contri. tutting generously to the Institution. " The Officers of the Society" were then drank, and the company separated. It is but Justice to the Proprietor of the Albion to observe, that the dinner and win e were in quality excellent, and served in a style highly creditable to his exertions. MASONIC NOTICES -FOW NEXT WEEK. EN - GLAND. Monday, March 13, lastrDo7l. s. 40, 1 , 241, 329, • COU/Y. 431, 24 20, 378, 33 '473, 417, 311 ; 546, • • Nt 5 574, 578, 7% Tuesday, - 14, Lorrno Y. Nos.. 12, 23, 62, 100, 126, 290, 300, 367, 421, 479. Co 17s1 uv. Nos. 24, 67, 13/1, 145, 211, 363, 292, 427, 604, 626, 668, 714. Wednesday, 15, Los no N. Nos.„ 36, 56, 91, 134, 225, 296, 321. Grand Steward's Lodge, Pub. Night. ' COUNTRY. Nos. 95, 103, 124, 146, 207, 229, 339, 342, 465, • . ; < 4110, 487, 529, 581, 67 8 , 704, 711. Thar4(t,y, --- 16, LONDON% Nos. 65, 152,274, 388 . CounTux. N 05.113, 171, 214, 288, 416, 451, 453, 466, 469, 511, 561, 642. - 17, LONDON. No. 493. ConsTnY. Nos. 28, 30, 55, 193, 470, Saturday, 550, 606, 646, 655, 7 01 -- 18, Lortnoß. 41 • * COUNTRY. Nos. 64, 675. Vriday, NORTHUM 13E RLA ND. NEWCASTLE, Marten 4. The Newcastle.upon-TYae Lodge of Free Masons, having removed from Bell's.court to the room lately occupied by the Liter ar y and I , ll:lrsophical So ciety, in the Great 31arket, Thursday, the Pith ult. wa s the day appointed to instal the Officers , for the year, and dedicate the new hall. Accordingly about 2QO of tbe.l3rethren assem bled, at iZ o'clock, and file Lodge being °Knew- th.tr es p w :uve officers were then installed by P. M. as follow :—Brothcis S. Reid, Es 9., W. M. ; Thomas Brown, S.' W. ; Tlitimas Small, J. XV . ; 11. Ransom, Secretary ; James Bell, Trea surer; A. Dalziel, 'Lecturer Master, George Wallis, S. S. D. Thomas Barkas, J. D.; Edward Redhead, 5.8,; James Steel. J. S. ; W. Mit:field, J. G.; and Thomas Hogg, O. G. At half-past one o'clock, upwards of 3112 ladies were admitted to witness the ceremony of dedication, which was immediately proceeded in by the W. M., who sprinkled corn, wine, and ° 3 ' and dedicated the Lodge in form to Masonry, virtue, and uni' versal benevolence. Af ter parta ki ng of refres h ment of wine., cake, &c., the fair vi s it ors w i t hd rew, wit h hi g hly delighted w those rites at whi c h th e ru l es O f masonry perm i tte d t h em to be present. The B ret h ren a f terwards dined toget h er at Brother Richardson's, th e Th ree I n di an Kings, and spent t h e day with that social harm o ny an d f raternal , regard whic h ne ver fail to distinguish the craft. Th e meet i ng was h onoure d by the at tendance of the 31sst trs , Wardens &,c. of the following neigh bouring Lodges, vis.—North Shields, Gateshead, and 140(110 211, attached to the 3rd Light Dragoons. PA RUA MEN TAR Y PROCEEDINGS, HOUSE OF CO3l MONS.—(THIS DA 1'). NOTICES OF MOTIONS. k Mr. Secretary Peel—Bill for consolidating the Statute Law of England, on the subject or the crime of l'har. 'J. The Lord Advocate of Scotland—Bill to regulate Ves scl9 navigated by Steam in Scotland. 3. tire M in Mr. Sprint; Rice-- I3;11 T a e fort cp r enr lai 4. Sir John Newport—Bill to repeal the Irish Statute ow. monly called the N ew - town Act. 5. Sir. Littletoi—To propose Resolutions as Standing Orde rs for the better r egu lition of Committees on Private Bills. nlietteteirnAidramaiinnits. ofJeg tration 6. Mr. Martin (of tialway)—Bill to authorise, under art/ for Forgery f or certa i n punishments contained in the Bili circumstances, th e J u d ge to commute the sentence of dc.. 11 `' 7. Sir J. Newpprt--111ill toprevent Episcopal Unit)! tin Irelan d, and to restr ain t h e grantin of D-a 8. Mr. Secret ar y Peel-11111g to Impr o ve ensiittons. Criminal Justice in England. 9. Mr. Goulburn—Bills to amend the Law of Ireland reallect• ing the Assignment and Sub..letting of Lands and Tenema rs i and for the better regu l at i on of proceedings on Writs Mandamus in Ireland. 10. Mr. C. Grant—To move that a Select Committee be a l l ' pointed on the Butter Trade of Ireland: ORDERS OF T 11) Day.• 1. Bank Charter Amendment Bill—Second reading. 2 . 44 , 14—Iteport. 3. Brib er y at Elections Bill—Second reading. 4. 6. C lreland ) hill—Second reading. 5. j 7. ii:uhriare:ilkeseasnA(lfvnwattinsiaßc es , hill. fie and trading. 8. Dublin Public Records Building Bin—Second reading. 10.9 CLiovnildonemißlirnidggenecli'es—ctitiolter—.Pftert opforC°t.mmitte9 of Sup Ply• 11. Marine M ut i ny Bill—Committee. TIM SUN DAILY EVENING NEWS' PAPER to be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT. Applications to be made to the Publisher, at the Office of Ti g Sox, No. 112, Strand, opposite Exeter 'Change. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock ' shut 3 per Cent. fled. 3 per Cent. Cons. 77i 8 71 8 3,, per Cent. Ditto Red. 4 per Cent. New Bank Long Ann. India Stock shut Ditto Bonds, 4 p. c. — South Sea Stock — nA y AT ONE O'CLOCK. Old Almulties ............ shut New Ditto .... .. .. .. Ex. Ilills 10001. Ditto SOW. 2d. . . DittoDt t o AdvertisedSnill 1 .. ....... . ............ Bank for Acct. ............... •-• India for ......... Cons. for Acct.... 778 8 71 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK*. Austrian Ilds, 5 per cent.... Neapolitan, 1824 Brazilian Dila Buenos Ayres lids .... .... Portuguese Bonds ......... •-' Chilisn i Ills, 6 per cent.... Prussian, 5 per cent. ...... rA, rolombian Bds — . Ditto New Do. 1824 Danish, 3 per cent. .. 4 . 7 6 1 1i 2 S ll l:a m n ß i i sTlB N 27:s s p P ..c e . ............. 14 Greek Bds 10 ~ _ —., Do. 1825 Guatimala — Mexican Ms. sp. c. .. . Do. 1825, 6p. c. ... 621 2 4 p. C. French Renter, --- Exchange —t: —c , ---- Exchange _f. PRICES OF SHAKES AT ONE O'CLOCK• A nglo-Mexican M ininff compan y 24 22 i 65 Tlalpurahua Mini ng C ompany New United Mexican Mining Company Welch Iron and C oa l Mining Company ................ Share. FOnEIGN MAILS. ARRIVED. nuernsey and Jersey Lisbon . (;ottenhu rgh iia►uburgh . France . 1 0 1 I CM WA TER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOZIOR ROW. Alnr»itig, 15 minutes after 3. Evening, 211 minutes after THE SUN. SOLBM QUIS DYCHRE FALSUM AUDEAT? LONDON, THURS.II,II' EVENING, MARCH 9. 182 G. An arrival of German Papers this morning' commer g rings a painful confirmation of the cial distress, in which the • whole Conti" nent of Europe is now involved—a lamentable consequence of the convulsion that has been 'eft in this country. At Berlin, twenty mrt:an" tile houses—several of them of the first rank are stated to have fallen since the commencernea of the present year ! Frankfort anti Leipzig DP pear to have suffered in an equal degree. irks